Thought on budget build?

[DougEFresh]

It will be used as a spare system to mess around with:



LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE Model GH22NP20
$24.99

ASUS VW193TR Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail
$119.99

BIOSTAR MCP6P M2+ 6.X AM3/AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6150 / nForce 430 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
$49.99

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ - Retail
$49.99

AMD Sempron 140 Sargas 2.7GHz Socket AM3 45W Single-Core Processor Model SDX140HBGQBOX - Retail
$32.99

HEC 6C60BS Black / Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Item #: N82E16811121037
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

hec HP585D RETAIL 585W ATX12V Power Supply - Power Cord Included - Retail
Item #: N82E16817339012
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

Combo: $51.98

Windows Xp Pro (Ebay) - $35

GRAND TOTAL: $365

 

[DougEFresh]

*I already have a hard drive

 

[batuchka]

If u really want a toy hit the 785G or 780L/AM3 Biostars and you might unlock that Sempron into a Regor hehe Miles better IGP too ^^

Something like this?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138182
Cheapo 2GB DDR3 ftw!
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231252
An enthusiast review on unlocking with 785G/Biostars
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=245020&highlight=Biostar

 

[DougEFresh]

If I switch:

BIOSTAR A785G3 AM3 AMD 785G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
$59.99

OCZ Platinum 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ3P13332GK - Retail
and
AMD Athlon II X2 240 Regor 2.8GHz Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Processor Model ADX240OCGQBOX - Retail
Combo -$106.99

Grant total comes to $398

Is this upgrade really worth the price?

 

[batuchka]

Definitely - while unlocking is fun there is no guarantee so hitting a native dual core for a smallish top up sounds good ^^ The jump from GF6xxx IGP to a HD 4200 itself is already considerable